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| Date: | Thursday 24 May 2018 |
| Time: | 16:20 |
| Type: |  American Aviation AA-1 Yankee |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5787L |
| MSN: | AA1-0187 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2665 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-290-D2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Spruce Creek Airport (7FL6), Daytona Beach, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Daytona Beach, FL (7FL6) |
| Daytona Beach, FL (7FL6) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, shortly after departure, about 1,000 ft above ground level, the engine lost total power. While searching for an off-airport landing spot, he made a right turn toward the airport, positioned the fuel selector knob toward the second tank, and attempted to restart the engine. The engine restarted briefly but then lost power. He attempted to restart the engine again after he repositioned the fuel selector back to the original tank, but the engine did not start. He conducted a forced landing in a field with trees and heavy vegetation 2 miles west of the airport.
The pilot added that he “should have made a positive determination of fuel on board prior to takeoff.”
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage.
Postaccident examination by the Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed no distinctive fuel odor at the accident site, and only a cup of fuel was recovered from both tanks.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection of the fuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=5787L
Location
Media:
HAPPENING NOW: Sky 13 over the site of a small plane crash near the Spruce Creek Fly-In, the second small plane crash this week near the Port Orange community: https://t.co/UBa4gzXgni pic.twitter.com/1TvuPEInkR
— Spectrum News 13 (@MyNews13) 24 mai 2018
A Grumman AA-1 Yankee Clipper plane en route to Spruce Creek Fly-In crashed Thursday afternoon in some woods west of Port Orange, FL, USA, making it the second plane crash in two days within 3 miles of each other.
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 26 mai 2018
https://t.co/GtTVv7hr5x pic.twitter.com/qBbRefvrVw
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2018 14:43 | Geno | Added |
| 25-May-2018 18:39 | Anon. | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 26-May-2018 05:20 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 22-Mar-2019 20:32 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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